THE GAMBIA
PAST EVENTS:

World Art Day 2025 in The Gambia
World Art Day 2025 in The Gambia 10 April 2025 marked the World Art Day celebration in Genieri village with the African Chapter in consultation with Artists for Better World International. The event was comprised of dancing, singing, and coloring in the Get High to...

AFABW Gambia Chapter Helping Kids Say No to Drugs
AFABW Gambia Chapter Helping Kids Say No to Drugs The kids in our Gambia chapter have been “Getting high on Art, and saying no to drugs” – through the use of our new coloring book created by members of AFABW. Funds were raised and sent to Chapter Director, Fabakary...
Africa, Spirit So Free – Music Video
24 May 2024 Africa, Spirit So Free - Song and Music Video Released Barbara Joy Cordova - Lyrics, music and lead vocals Randall Michael Tobin - Music, arrangement, backing vocals, recording, mixing, mastering Robin Hogarth - Music (African choirs and selected...
The Gambia World Art Day Celebration 2024
13 April 2024 The Gambia chapter celebrated World Art Day and the “Freedom of Expression” in true style at the Genieri Village Kiang East District, Lower River Region. The event was Produced by Fabakary Sanneh, AFABW Africa Director and President of Fabakary Rural...

END OF YEAR 2023
Positive change has occurred in 2023 due to the good dedication of Fabakary Sanneh and his work in the community in conjunction with Artists for a Better World. These groups have worked together to give more hope for the future of the citizens of The Gambia – with...

SUMMER 2023
SUMMER 2023 Youth for Human Rights, Drug Free World and The Way to Happiness In his true style, Fabakary Sanneh...

Social Betterment Books Get Distributed to Officials in The Gambia!
MAY 2023 Social Betterment Books Get Distributed to Officials in The Gambia! Fabakary Sanneh is on a mission to help his country with arts and social betterment. Since connecting up to Barbara Cordova, the Founder of Artists for a Better World, he has received...

The Gambia Embraces “The Way to Happiness”
APRIL 2023 The Gambia embraces “The Way to Happiness” Fabakary’s connection to AFABW led him to The Way to Happiness, another social betterment program that the group supports. This common-sense guide to better living is something he now uses to educate his students....

“Get High on Art, Say no to Drugs” Reaches the Community!
MARCH 2023 "Get High on Art, Say no to Drugs" reaches the community! In 2022 Fabakary Sanneh reached out to AFABW President Barbara Cordova as he was interested in arts activities. He also wrote about the drug situation and abuse in The Gambia. She then got him...

AFABW Raises Funds for Gambia’s New Generator
FEBRUARY 2023 AFABW Donates Funds to The Gambia so They Can Get Arts Programs to Areas with No Power! “Dear President of AFABW, The warmest greetings from our foundation to the Artists for A Better World and its members and followers. Our society was very vulnerable...